Moths of North Carolina

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Haimbachia squamulellus (Zeller, 1881) - Scaled Haimbachia

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Pyraloidea

Family:
Crambidae

Subfamily:
Crambinae

Tribe:
Haimbachiini

P3 Number:
80a1419

MONA Number:
5482.00

MONA Synonym:
Haimbachia squamulella

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Structural photos

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records include some of the same wet, grassy habitats used by H. placidellus but also include xeric upland sites in the Sandhills.

Larval Host Plants: Host plants are apparently unknown, but many species in this subfamily feed on graminoids. - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Haimbachia squamulellus - Scaled Haimbachia

Photos: 26

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-03 Moore Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-03 Moore Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-07-25 Moore Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-07-25 Moore Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-07-20 Moore Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin, Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard on 2024-07-27 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-18 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-18 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-08-06 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-17 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-07-17 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-13 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-29 Moore Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-29 Moore Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Steve Hall on 2022-08-02 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan, and Steve Hall on 2022-07-24 Moore Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-07-24 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-06-30 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10 Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-10 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 2020-07-18 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Julie Tuttle on 2017-07-19 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2015-08-12 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: T. DeSantis on 2013-07-14 Camden Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Lenny Lampel on 0000-00-00 Mecklenburg Co. Comment: